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Study finds added benefits of molnupiravir for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

In a recent investigation published in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal, scientists demonstrated the positive impacts of molnupiravir among severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) patients and the healthcare sector apart from lowering disease-linked deaths and hospitalizations in at-risk cohorts.

7 Jun 2022

Gastrointestinal complications caused by SARS-CoV-2

scientists discuss the gastrointestinal complications associated with COVID-19.

7 Jun 2022

How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

Researchers discuss how protein thermostability prevents the misfolding of viral proteins from being heated.

7 Jun 2022

Inequalities found in oral anticoagulant prescribing to reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients

There are racial and socioeconomic inequalities in the prescribing of oral anticoagulants to reduce stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation, according to a new study conducted in the UK and publishing June 7th in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Alyaa Ajabnoor of the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and colleagues.

7 Jun 2022

Sponge-like solar cells could form the basis for less-invasive pacemakers or similar medical devices

Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without holes, they wouldn't be flexible enough to bend into small crevices, or to sop up the perfect amount of jam and butter.

7 Jun 2022

Review sets out new plans to create the biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership

The Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has welcomed the publication of an independent review of health and adult social care leadership, led by General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard - and, in what will be the biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership in a generation, is accepting all seven transformative recommendations they have put forward.

7 Jun 2022

USC scientists receive more than $16 million to study the role of blood vessel dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

The National Institute on Aging, a division of the National Institutes of Health, awarded Berislav Zlokovic, MD, PhD, director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, and Arthur W. Toga, PhD, director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI), $16.1 million to continue research on the role that blood vessel dysfunction plays in the development of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

7 Jun 2022

Scientists provide crucial insights into the roles of inflammation and oxidative stress in certain cancers

Rampant inflammation has long been linked to cancer but exactly how it pushes healthy cells to transform into malignant ones has remained a mystery.

7 Jun 2022

Ketogenic diets may help ward off polycystic kidney disease

The team of UC Santa Barbara biochemist Thomas Weimbs published the results of a clinical study that gives the first indication that ketogenic diets may be safe and effective in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD).

7 Jun 2022

Manufacturers and suppliers influence how pharmacies buy, distribute opioid prescriptions, study finds

In today's post-pandemic world, strained global supply chains have emerged as a new norm. But in the case of prescription opioids, namely oxycodone and hydrocodone in the early 2000s, that supply chain flowed freely without any kinks.

7 Jun 2022

People often use ratios in their decision-making when they should use absolutes and vice-versa

A new theory of economic decision-making from Mina Mahmoudi, a lecturer in the Department of Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, offers an explanation as to why humans, in general, make decisions that are simply adequate, not optimal.

7 Jun 2022

People with HIV are at greater risk of breakthrough COVID-19 infections after vaccination

People with HIV have a higher rate of breakthrough COVID-19 infections after vaccination, compared to people without HIV, according to findings from a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

7 Jun 2022

Oral administration of rapamycin increases β-amyloid buildup in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have found that oral administration of rapamycin to an Alzheimer's disease mouse model causes an increase in beta (β)-amyloid protein plaques. β-amyloid buildup is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease.

7 Jun 2022

Experts weigh evidence for and against incorporating ultra-processed foods into dietary guidelines

Dietary guidelines form the basis for nutrition advice and regulations around the world. While there is strong scientific consensus around most existing guidelines, one question has recently stirred debate: Should consumers be warned to avoid ultra-processed foods?

7 Jun 2022

Obesity increases the risk of undergoing knee replacement at a younger age

More than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a younger age, especially among women.

7 Jun 2022

Com-COV 3 study focuses on assessing a third dose booster vaccination for young people aged 12 to 15

The Com-COV 3 study has been commissioned through the NIHR and backed by £2.8 million government funding, with support from both the Vaccine Taskforce and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

7 Jun 2022

Oral pill taken once a day improves outcomes of patients with myelofibrosis

Momelotinib, an oral pill taken once a day, significantly improved outcomes of patients treated for myelofibrosis (MF), a rare but fatal bone marrow cancer, researchers reported June 7.

7 Jun 2022

COVID-19 vaccination may offer less effective and shorter-lasting protection for some cancer patients

A study co-led by the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham and Southampton and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), published in Lancet Oncology today by the UK Coronavirus Cancer Evaluation Project, has found that while COVID-19 vaccination is effective in most cancer patients, the level of protection against COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death offered by the vaccine is less than in the general population and vaccine effectiveness wanes more quickly.

7 Jun 2022

Major study reveals key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia

A major study, coordinated by neuroscientists at the University of Bath (UK) with international partners, has revealed key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia nervosa.

7 Jun 2022

Study identifies some breast cancer patients who can avoid radiotherapy

Older women with early-stage breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after undergoing surgery, McMaster University researcher Timothy Whelan and his team has found.

7 Jun 2022

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Study finds added benefits of molnupiravir for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Gastrointestinal complications caused by SARS-CoV-2

How do viruses evolve to infect new hosts?

Inequalities found in oral anticoagulant prescribing to reduce stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients

Sponge-like solar cells could form the basis for less-invasive pacemakers or similar medical devices

Review sets out new plans to create the biggest shake-up in health and social care leadership

USC scientists receive more than $16 million to study the role of blood vessel dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists provide crucial insights into the roles of inflammation and oxidative stress in certain cancers

Ketogenic diets may help ward off polycystic kidney disease

Manufacturers and suppliers influence how pharmacies buy, distribute opioid prescriptions, study finds

People often use ratios in their decision-making when they should use absolutes and vice-versa

People with HIV are at greater risk of breakthrough COVID-19 infections after vaccination

Oral administration of rapamycin increases β-amyloid buildup in Alzheimer's disease mouse model

Experts weigh evidence for and against incorporating ultra-processed foods into dietary guidelines

Obesity increases the risk of undergoing knee replacement at a younger age

Com-COV 3 study focuses on assessing a third dose booster vaccination for young people aged 12 to 15

Oral pill taken once a day improves outcomes of patients with myelofibrosis

COVID-19 vaccination may offer less effective and shorter-lasting protection for some cancer patients

Major study reveals key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia

Study identifies some breast cancer patients who can avoid radiotherapy

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